UEFA Europa League
On Thursday night, Atalanta and Liverpool go head-to-head at the Gewiss Stadium in the Europa League quarter-final second leg.
Atalanta is looking to finish the tieThe Nerazzurri are not in the best of form lately, winning just one of their last four games in all competitions.
However, the one win in the recent underwhelming run was a 3-0 win at Liverpool in the first leg of this tie. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team followed up the win with an unconvincing 2-2 home draw with Verona.
Atalanta’s recent record in the Europa League has been strong. The Italian team is unbeaten in their last nine games, including six wins and three draws.
The Nerazzurri have been prolific of late in the Europa League, scoring at least two goals in three of their last four matches.
The home team are unbeaten in their last four Europa League games at the Gewiss Stadium, having recorded three wins and a draw.
Liverpool suffered a potentially fatal title bid against PalaceThe Reds followed up the first-leg defeat with a surprise 1-0 home defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday. The defeat means that Jurgen Klopp’s team are winless in three games in all competitions.
The Palace loss ended Liverpool's run of high-scoring games, as their previous six games had all produced over 2.5 goals.
Liverpool’s first-leg defeat continued their mixed recent record in the Europa League. The men from Merseyside have now won three and lost three of their last six games in the competition.
The visitors' recent away record in the Europa League is poor. The Reds have won just two of their previous nine matches on their travels.
Liverpool have been relatively prolific away from home in the competition, scoring at least two goals in three of their last four away games.
What am I backing?Both teams tend to be involved in high-scoring, and I expect this to follow suit. With that in mind, the bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals scored.
